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Rags to Riches !!!
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Kathlyn | Report | 16 Jun 2007 17:54 |
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1851 census shows Joseph Barlow as a 'farm labourer'...the 1861 has him as a farmer of 40 acres. All the children from the 1851 are there, place of birth etc. all there. How would he have come 'up in the world'??? Kathlyn |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 16 Jun 2007 18:00 |
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He inherited his father's land? |
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Kathlyn | Report | 16 Jun 2007 18:03 |
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Hi Lesley, So even though he was a farmers son he would have been listed as a farm labourer if he worked for his dad? Kathlyn |
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Irene | Report | 16 Jun 2007 18:21 |
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Do you have any certificates before and after the 1861 census showing his job title. Irene |
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Clive | Report | 16 Jun 2007 18:23 |
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My gt uncle went from Ag Lab to farmer when he took over his father's farm. Clive |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 16 Jun 2007 18:28 |
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He may have been a farm labourer who took on the lease when his employer died. Is he at the same address for both censuses? OC |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 17 Jun 2007 19:07 |
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Hi Kathlyn, it was just a guess but see Clive's reply. I had a Scottish ancestor who suddenly became a crofter. |
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